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affirm
Overview of verb affirm
The verb affirm has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (9) confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm -- (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant")
2. (3) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear -- (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent")
3. (2) affirm -- (say yes to)
Grep of noun affirm
affirmation
affirmative
affirmative action
affirmative pleading
affirmativeness
affirmed
affirmer
Antonyms of verb affirm
1 of 3 senses of affirm
Sense 1
confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Antonym of negate (Sense 3)
=>negate, contradict
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb affirm
3 senses of affirm
Sense 1
confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Sense 2
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> declare
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 3
affirm
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb affirm
3 senses of affirm
Sense 1
confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
=> back, back up
=> vouch
=> verify
=> prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
=> document
=> validate
Sense 2
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> hold
=> claim, take
=> attest
=> declare
=> protest
=> assure, tell
Sense 3
affirm
=> claim
=> reaffirm
=> confirm, reassert
=> maintain, defend
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb affirm
3 senses of affirm
Sense 1
confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Sense 2
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> declare
Sense 3
affirm
'Cause To' of verb affirm
Derived Forms of verb affirm
3 senses of affirm
Sense 1
confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
RELATED TO>(adj) affirmable#1
=> affirmable, assertable
RELATED TO>(noun) affirmation#4
=> affirmation
Sense 2
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
RELATED TO>(noun) affirmation#2
=> affirmation, assertion, statement
RELATED TO>(noun) affirmation#1
=> avowal, avouchment, affirmation
RELATED TO>(noun) affirmer#1
=> asserter, declarer, affirmer, asseverator, avower
Sense 3
affirm
RELATED TO>(adj) affirmative#1
=> affirmative, affirmatory
RELATED TO>(adj) affirmatory#1
=> affirmative, affirmatory
RELATED TO>(noun) affirmation#2
=> affirmation, assertion, statement
Domain of verb affirm
Domain Terms of verb affirm
Familiarity of verb affirm
affirm used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb affirm
3 senses of affirm
Sense 1
confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 2
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
EX: They affirm that there was a traffic accident
Sense 3
affirm
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb affirm
1 of 3 senses of affirm
Sense 2
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
> declare
=> plead
=> profess
=> condemn
=> consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
=> account, answer for
=> propose, suggest, advise
=> promise, assure
=> promise
=> take the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendment
=> sentence, condemn, doom
=> proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
=> profess
=> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> swear, depose, depone
=> testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
=> decree
=> opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
=> count out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb affirm
Sense 1
confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
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Sense 2
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> declare
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Sense 3
affirm
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Grep of verb affirm
affirm
reaffirm
Grep of adj affirm
affirmable
affirmative
affirmatory
Grep of adv affirm
affirmatively
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